Folding camp-stove.



A. RONCAGLIA.

'LD'N'G CAMP STOVB.

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Patented Jan 24 :1911.

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Uni-iran sni'rns PATENT onnion;

AMERICUS RONCAGLIA, OFDENVER, COLORADO.

FOLDING CAME-stove".

Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

To o?? 'zehn-nt .it :may macfrn:

lle it known that l. .kxrnnici's Boxe-tomi,

a citizen it the linited States. residing in the city and muuuy ot' il'euver and State of Colorado. have invented certain new and useful lnun'ovcmeuls in Folding Camp- Stoves; and do declare the following to be a full. clear. and exact descrinion of the intention, such as will enable others skilled in the arr to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and tigurcs oi refergnce 'marked thereon, which forni :i part ot this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in folding camp stoves.

My iunjroved consti'uctioi'i consists of a folding support for cooking utensils rather than what is ordinarily termed a stove, since no provision is made for holding uel. "the lire is siuipos'ed to he built underneath the upper parts or" the receptacle upon which. the

utensils, cmitaining the food to be cooked,

are supi., irtcd.

My improved construction is exceedingly simple and may be folded into very small compass. nd in fact may desired he easily carried in the pocket.

My improved construction obviates the necessity of using logs, rocks or other devices ordinarily employed for the support of cooking utensils while camping out.

Having' briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe the Same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated an embodimentthereof.

ln this drawing: Figure l is 'a perspective view ol my improved construction. Fig'. 2 -I a. top plan view of the same. Fign is a afin view showing the device in the folded or eoliens-ed position.

The saine reference characters indicate tire eine parts in ll the views.

Lei. tlitnuinei-al designate the two longi- Y osed trip bars of my improved notion, these .oars being connected by u us of two hinge members, 6 and 7, which glo together at 8, The hinge memu? are pivote-ily connected, respectin Y with the side bars as shown at 9. Tier-f is u nair of hinge members C and 7 lo fans-fl near each extremity of the side bars 5 mi :smslof these members arealim" or assume the position shown l man the device is not in use.

pivot pin 9 which constitutes a hinge pin.

.Pivotally connected with 'the opposite extremities ot' each side bar 5, beyond the members 6 and T, as 'shown at l2, are legs 10 which when adjusted to occupy positions at right angles to tlielbars 5, constitute a support. for the upper skeleton structure upon Y which the cooking utensils may be supported as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l. The lower extremities of the legs l() are sharp.- ened as shown at 13 to facilitate their entering the ground as indicated in Fig. 1.

lYht-n the device is in use it should be arranged as shown in Fig.' L'., the legs 10 being forced into the around a suitable distance in Order to properly support the structure in an uprightv position.- A lire is then built underneath the bars 5 and between the two sets of supporting legs. .The utensils, indicated in the drawing by dotted lines and designated l and l5 respectively, containing the articles to bo cooked are .then set. upon the hars lt will thus be observed that this exceedingly simple structure virtually performs the function of a stove, and completely obviates the necessity` for an improvised structure or support as heretofore explained.

in connecting the hinge members G and 7 with the side bars 5, angle plates A are riveted to the side bars neartlieirends as shown at B. Each of these plates is equipped with a sleeve C coperating with a similar sleeve' D formed on the end of the hinge member. These sleeves, C and D, are connected by the Having thus described my invention, what .I claim is:

l. A folding camp stove, comprising barsA havingsupporting legs pivotally connected therewith and members adapted to fold intermediate their extremities, and pivotally connected with the bars for spacing the bars" when in use, substantially as described.

2. A structure of the class described, coniprising two bars, folding members adapted `to fold intermediate their extremities interposed between thebars and pivotally connected'therewith and supporting le s also pivotally connected withthe bars, or the purpose set forth.

3. A gstructure of the class described, comprising bars for supporting cooking utensils,

members hinged intermediate theirextremities and pivotally Connected with the respective'bars, whereby'the said members are arrangedto oldwhen not in use, and sup? porting legs pivotally connected with ille@ connected with the bars beyond-the pivotal l0 said ba1s,snbstanta1}y as described. connection of the hinge members, substan 4. A Sh'uctulc of the dass escrbed, comtally as described, prsing bars for supporting cooking utensils, In testimony whereof I ax my signature means for comoeetinflr and spacing the bars in presence of two Witneses. comprising two seis of members hinged in- AMERICUS RONCAGLLL termedinte their extremities and respectively XVtnees: Y, pvotaly connected at their outer extrem- 'A J. OBRIEN, ties with the said bars, and legs pivotay i .TL-sem F. HOBART. 

